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Pablo Neruda, a Chilean Poet mention: “Where does the rainbow end, in your soul or on the horizon?” Whenever I read this quote I think optimism; if you’re optimistic many doors will open. Well you may be tasking yourself what does being optimistic has to do with your health? A study made in 1990’s, in Finland, with two groups of 1,250 healthy man (one group was pessimistic and the other group was optimistic), in a time frame of ten years; reveal that the group who were pessimistic, two thirds of

Within the short story of “Nemecia”, the character Nemecia is portrayed as an oppressive bully to the main character, her cousin Maria. Later the story revealed that Nemecia had a traumatic experience in her past; she had to witness her drunk abusive father beat her pregnant mother to the point of comatose and murdered her grandfather. Consequently, Nemecia characterizes herself as the murderer despite the truth to abstain from feeling as powerless as she had been at the night of the incident by

The narrator compares the socks to other items that may bring warmth and happiness to a person. In the poem, Ode To My Socks, Pablo Neruda, expresses the theme to appreciate the small things in life through the uses of figurative language, imagery and tone, and symbolism. The use of figurative language in the poem helps develop the strong theme of appreciation. Neruda conveys his

Isabel Allende’s novel ,“The House Of The Spirits”, focuses specifically on the achievements and tribulation of the three generations of the Trueba family. The tale’s climax can be delineated to political turmoil in the country causing the child of the third generation ,Alba, be arrested in the middle of the night by the secret police due to being disparate from traditional beliefs.Although many literary critics may argue the actions of Alba do not translate to the previous women in her family

In sonnet IV of 100 Love Sonnets, Pablo Neruda describes a charming memory of him and his lover as they carelessly wonder through a picturesque and serene landscape. Throughout the poem, Neruda uses lifelike imagery as well as ambiguous oxymorons to create an idyllic and dreamy mood. The author exemplifies this in lines 1-2 when he writes, “You will remember that leaping stream where sweet aromas rose and trembled”. In this example, Neruda’s use of personification of the stream and aromas enhances

The poem Ode to a Chestnut on the Ground by Pablo Neruda examines both the insignificance and treasure held within self discovery and new beginnings in adolescence through the use of figurative language and diction involving a chestnut in nature. The speaker addresses their admiration to a “fallen chestnut” throughout the poem (as implied through the term ode in the title), and the speaker uses the events of the poem - in addition to the chestnut’s surroundings - to symbolize adolescence and the

poem from his culture, and I am sure that it’s a Latin culture. The poem is called “Saddest Poem” written by Pablo Neruda who is as I understood one of the most famous Latinos poet. This poem was translated to English, even though it didn’t lose its original structure. No one can argue about the main idea of this poem that it’s a sad poem and we can clearly see that from the title. Neruda uses many of the poetry techniques to complete a perfect picture ending with this poem. Sitting, metaphor, sounds

The poems by the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda remain significant in contemporary times through their use of continuing poetic love metaphors and discussion of love. This analysis focuses on Neruda’s language and word choice itself in the absence of a historical, political or even a highly contextual personal examination. His love poems in particular, such as in his books One Hundred Love Sonnets, Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair and The Captain’s Verses all help one in viewing the world anew

Jonathan Pinela Lebron Ms. Linda M. Goddard Comp II ENC 1102-10108 November, 15 2017 Title Isabel Allende was born on August 2, 1942, in Lima, Peru, to Tomás and Francisca Allende. Isabel Allende is the goddaughter of Salvador Allende, the first socialist president of Chile who was her father 's cousin. Allende’s father was a diplomat and deserted the family when Allende was just two years. Allende, her siblings, and mother then moved in with her grandfather in Chile. Allende remembers herself as

Isabel Allende was born on August 2, 1942, in Lima, Peru, to Tomás and Francisca Allende. Isabel Allende is the goddaughter of Salvador Allende, the first socialist president of Chile who was her father's cousin. Allende’s father was a diplomat and deserted the family when Allende was just two years. Allende, her siblings, and mother then moved in with her grandfather in Chile. Allende remembers herself as a rebellious child during those years living with her grandfather. “We lived in an affluent